Films by Johannes Waltermann

Germany 2018, 83 min
by Florian Baron

In their voice-overs, five young Afghanistan war veterans from Pittsburgh first establish familiar foundations: The trauma of 9/11, the ideology of violent retribution, military service as a patriotic family tradition, the 'unfairness' of todaymins warfare. They are slow to show us their faces. Physically unharmed but full of inner pain they have become the misunderstood upon their return.(new docs world sales)Jury Statement DEFA Sponsoring Prize for an outstanding long German documentary film,

Germany 2013, 88 min
by Stephanie Weimar

Gregor and Stephanie are siblings who couldn’t be more different. She jets across the world, living with women. It’s not even worth her while to rent a flat because she is so committed to being on the road and getting away from the narrow confines of home. Her top priority is self-fulfilment. Her brother Gregor, on the other hand, looks for contemplation, steadiness and a vocation in this world. A monastery, in a nutshell. To understand his choice, Stephanie Weimar takes up the camera and accomp